National University celebrates 59 new graduates

In an auditorium filled with friends, family, faculty and staff,
National University celebrated close to 60 graduates in the
College of Professional Studies and the College of Allied Health
Sciences.

The morning ceremony featured guest
speaker Michael Brophy, Ph.D., president of Benedictine University,
who has a diverse background in higher education, filmmaking and
music. As the graduates embark on the next steps of their
health care journeys, Dr. Brophy reminded them that the foundation
of their human skills like empathy will always set them apart in
the field and will not go unnoticed.

Valedictorians in each field also gave an address thanking
fellow students, friends, family and various faculty for their
support along the way.

"Let us please not forget where we started [at NUHS]," said
Zachary Serven, valedictorian of the chiropractic medicine program.
He added that National University helped teach students leadership
and to "be the change we wish to see in health
care."

In his closing remarks, President Joseph Stiefel, MS, EdD, DC,
compared graduates to superheroes. He commended graduates for their
hard work and commitment, which he considered part of their "origin
story."

"The power sought is the idea of knowledge," he said. "Knowledge
is power."